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The next Westport Beekeepers meeting will be held on Tuesday 5th March 2019. Our invited guest speaker is Helen Thompson, the title of her talk is “maintaining productive colonies: visible and invisible cues” Welcome to our newer members. We have the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday 17th March, the theme is BIODIVERSITY. It is hoped

The 2019 WBKA Beginners Beekeeping Course will be held over the weekend of 13th and 14th April 2019 in the Teagasc Centre, Westport. (Eircode: F28 W681) Cost of course is: Membership €70 (reduced if a family member) Course is €50 and €20 for exam set by FIBKA. Anybody interested email our secretary at: secretarywbka@gmail.com. or

Pat Curran, South Kerry, commercial beekeeper (Sunhill Honey) and member of the Killorglin Beekeepers Association, will discuss about the beekeeper’s tasks in early Spring. Membership now due. At the Westport Beekeepers meeting on Tuesday 4th of December a talk was given by our Vice Chairman Ger Hyland. (Beekeepers Shop & Supplies) He explained to the members

Westport Beekeepers monthly meeting is on Tuesday evening in the Teagasc Centre on the Newport Rd Westport @ 8.00 pm. Giving the talk at the meeting is the well known beekeeper and lecturer Ben Harden, best known all over especially on the internet for his “Simple method of Raising Honey Bee Queen Cells” Ben keeps

Please support this Autumn Lecture organised by the Western Beekeepers on Saturday 22nd September held in the university college Galway H91 TK33, a good line up of speakers is arranged for the relevant topics. It is a full day event. We Beekeepers need to be aware and educate ourselves of all the legal requirements needed

Reminder that our monthly meeting start again on Tuesday 4th September after our summer break at 8.00 pm in the Teagasc Centre on the Newport Road, Westport. We will have the Certificates for those who completed the Beginners Course and will be discussing how to prepare your hive for the winter. Any questions or problems

Westport Beekeepers will have a Flag Day/Bucket Collection on Thursday 16th August 2018 outside a few of the larger shops in the town of Westport. Please be as generous as possible! The proceeds will help fund clothing and the necessary equipment required for the upkeep of bees, apiary’s etc. We are trying to do our